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Welcome to my website. You can use this site to find out how to contact me, or to find about more about me and Bristol East.
It also includes regular updates on issues and campaigns in which I am involved and, in the news section, what I have been doing in Bristol and in Westminster. You can also use this site to access my blog.

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The week ahead

20th -24th May 2013 
Monday: Kerry will attend a statement by the Foreign Secretary on Syria. The House of Commons will then debate the Same Sex Marriage Bill. 
Tuesday: Parliament will continue to debate the Same Sex Marriage Bill. Kerry will attend meetings related to her role as a Shadow Foreign Minister. 
Wednesday: Parliament will be go into recess. Kerry will return to Bristol.  
Thursday: Kerry will attend several meeting throughout the day in Bristol. 
Friday: Kerry will meet with her constituents at her regular advice surgery in Bristol East.  


Latest news


Celebrating Carers Week: Kerry joins forces with actress Lynda Bellingham
20 May 2013
Kerry McCarthy MP has once again pledged her support for carers across Bristol to mark Carers Week. Joining forces with actress Lynda Bellingham in Parliament, Kerry wants to raise awareness of the contribution carers make on a daily basis. This year, Kerry is helping Carers UK promote their new campaign ‘Prepared to Care’ that aims to highlight how the carers in Bristol and the UK are coping and how effectively the Government is supporting carers with their caring responsibilities.
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‘We need to push for Action on Autism’ says Kerry
The MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy, has backed The National Autistic Society’s new campaign aimed at improving support for adults with autism in Bristol and across England. One in every hundred adults has autism, meaning there are 300,000 adults in England with the disability. In Bristol, it is estimated 4000 people have autism.
Kerry slams the Government’s ‘lack of will’
The Government has wasted its opportunity to tackle the soaring cost of living and get the economy growing – that was the message from Kerry McCarthy MP, who has slammed the Government’s ‘very thin legislative agenda’ for the coming year. Speaking in Parliament, Kerry accused the Government of having a ‘lack of will’ in tackling the major challenges facing Britain and expressed disappointment that the Government has abandoned its aim to be ‘the greenest Government ever.’
Congestion Charge: Bristol needs decent public transport first
The MP for Bristol East Kerry McCarthy has warned Bristol’s Mayor George Ferguson that introducing a congestion charge in Bristol without getting a decent public-transport system in place would be like ‘putting the cart before the horse.’ In recent days there has been speculation that the Mayor is considering whether to introduce a congestion charge in Bristol, similar to that in London.
Kerry backs campaign to stamp out wildlife crime
The MP for Bristol East, Kerry McCarthy, has backed the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s campaign against wildlife crime and is urging her constituents to show their commitment to protecting animals by lending their support.

Blog

The video your MP must see #ArmsTradeTreaty
Amnesty have launched a new action today to keep the campaign for a comprehensive Arms Trade Treaty in the political spotlight as we enter a crucial phase in the negotiations. Last July I attended the first couple of days of the month-long UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty in New York: a frustrating couple [...]
What’s Going On… the Succession to the Crown Bill
Tomorrow a Committee of the Whole House will be considering amendments to the Succession to the Crown Bill. The Speaker hasn’t selected the amendments for debate yet, but looking at those tabled I see that Paul Flynn and Kelvin Hopkins are moving the following new clause, entitled “Civil Partnership”: “In the event of the heir [...]
What’s Going On… with the Welfare Bill
Ok, I’ve been doing shadow FCO things for a couple of hours, (team meeting, prepping for tomorrow’s FCO questions, Douglas Alexander speaking at the PLP on Europe). I’m now about to head into the Chamber for the Welfare Uprating Bill but thought it might be as, if not more, useful to do a quick blog [...]
Back to work
OK, so it was back to Parliament today, although a scrappy sort of day with random bits and pieces in the Chamber and no votes. Very strange not to have any statements on first day back after recess – a sign I suppose that the Christmas/ New Year period was quieter than most. I went [...]
Q to Home Secretary #feminism #VAWG
I’m not sure how widely it’s known that you can find online Hansard reports within about three hours of when it happens… It’s on the parliament website. Here’s the question I asked the Home Secretary today, and her (OK, in fact pretty good) answer. Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab): Over the Christmas and new year [...]

Latest tweets

Best of luck to @bristolacademy in Sunday's women's FA Cup Final against Arsenal, great achievement to get this far, even better to win!
22 May 2013
@zevans23 yes, that's the way it's panned out anyway, with commitment to explore issues around CPs for all.
21 May 2013
@zevans23 or do you mean the differential treatment of pensions under marriage/ civil partnership laws? No, don't think it does.
21 May 2013
@zevans23 that relates to pensions if opp sex civil partnerships allowed, will be considered as part of consultation, not in this bill
21 May 2013
@SuperJules84 no... I was on a panel with her the day of 2nd Reading and could have sworn we were in agreement, but obviously not.
21 May 2013
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